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Education Department opens civil rights probe into Portland Public Schools
The alleged civil rights violation occurred last year after the school board voted to purchase a commercial building to house the CBSE for $16 million, while the building will need an additional $20 to $25 million in renovations.
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Parents say school district circumvented them by inviting kids to LGBTQ discussion with teacher
"Discussions that center on sexuality, sexual identity, or attitudes, particularly when facilitated by school personnel and directed at minor children, necessarily implicate protected information" under school policy, warning letter says.
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Feds investigating high school wrestler’s sexual assault allegation by trans athlete
The girl’s family contends the administration failed to take meaningful action to protect and investigate her claim of sexual assault.
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Teachers union proposes training, rewarding students for 'community self-defense' against ICE: leak
Presentations and brainstorming notes suggest commandeering taxpayer resources and school equipment to frustrate ICE. District distances itself from union materials, which imply the two cooperate together against ICE.
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Texas public schools under investigation for supporting student walkouts, ICE protests
Gov. Greg Abbott has called for schools that facilitate protests to be stripped of state funding.
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Florida teachers' unions drop syllabus lawsuit
Rule required public colleges and universities to post course syllabi and required reading materials online.
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Academics from China who attended Chinese military-run schools work at U.S. colleges and labs
Graduates of China's "Seven Sons" defense universities found perches for themselves at U.S. colleges and research labs, and many have access to valuable intellectual property.
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Chinese scientists embraced by U.S. colleges worked with Chinese military-linked firms
American colleges have admitted Chinese scientists who worked at blacklisted Chinese tech firms that serve the CCP's military and intelligence apparatus, often co-funded by U.S. taxpayers.
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Chinese academics at top U.S. schools and labs were part of CCP’s infamous Thousand Talents Program
The CCP's notorious Thousand Talents Program is designed to acquire and U.S. proprietary information to China. A number of U.S. colleges have brought in Chinese academics linked to the program.
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Wisconsin university closes DEI unit but keeps most staff working on equity issues
Former Division of Diversity, Equity and Education Achievement -- which employed about 100 people who earned more than $7 million annually -- had been mired in financial mismanagement and attacks from Republicans before the university closed it last year.
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Notre Dame names global affairs professor who supports abortion to lead Asian studies institute
In response to the appointment, some commentators and faculty critics have raised concerns about how Ostermann’s record aligns with Notre Dame’s Catholic mission
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California defends 'gender secrecy' policies before Supreme Court, calls injunction 'extreme'
Golden State says district judge applied one-size-fits-all rule but doesn't mention it did the same to school districts when they sought leeway. Mothers share "vignettes" of gender secrecy's harm to their children, including suicide.
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Yale announces it will provide free tuition for families making under $200,000 a year
The Ivy League school said the new changes will impact students entering the 2026-2027 academic year.